Mumbai: After intense showers throughout the day, the financial capital registered its wettest July ever on Wednesday with the month so far witnessing a record 1557.8mm rainfall, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The previous wettest July on record was in 2020 when 1502mm rainfall was logged by the ID’s Santacruz observatory.
Meanwhile, the Yamuna River in Delhi continues to flow over the danger mark of 205.33 metres, with the peak level at 205.75mm at 8 AM today morning, as reported by the Central Water Commission (CWC). The river breached the danger mark following heavy rain in parts of the national capital, prompting IMD to issue an ‘orange’ alert for the day.
Hindon River, a tributary of Yamuna recorded the water level at 196.84m at 7AM today morning after recording the Highest Flood Level at 197.28m on Wednesday following the incessant rains in the parts of Delhi NCR. With this, around 15 villages with 3100 people have been displaced and moved to shelter homes while 1600 hectares of land has been submerged in floodplains of Noida and Greater Noida.
The flood fury continues to haunt the Southern states as Karnataka has been severely affected by rain-induced floods. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will start his tour of districts on Monday to review the flood situation and agricultural activities. “Sixty-four people died between January 1 and July 2. These deaths, due to disasters, could have been avoided if the district administrations had been alert”, he said during the five-hour meeting.